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Complication involved in the transportation of horses to long distance and ways to tackle them Horses need to be transported long distance for a number of reasons. Sometimes their owners are moving or they may be needed at another location for some show or event. Long distance travel may prove very stressful and tiring for the horses and is reason of concern for most horse owners. Travelling long distance can adversely affect the performance of the horse as they get exhausted and physically drained. They regular routine at the stable is hampered and their body starts showing sign of that in different ways. Thus if necessary the task of Horse transport needs to be undertaken with utmost care and with the help of professionals in this area. Research on this issue has shown that travelling in a truck makes a horse as exhausted when it walks the same distance. Long distance travel generally requires horses to travel in a truck or trailer for more than 8 hours. International horse transport may even take a much longer period. Horses have their own sleep pattern and diet requirements which adversely get effected during the travelling period. In such a situation most horse are not able to perform well. Apart from that horses easily get dehydrated and need to be given a proper proportion of food and water. Sleep deprived horses are not able to eat well which then leads to depletion of their energy level. Another possible upshot of long distance transportation of horses is that they may suffer from “shipping fever” which is a bacterial infection of the lungs and chest and is fatal in nature. To avoid any of these from happening horse owners must give the task to experts in this field who have prior experience of handling horses. Proper care must be taken to keep the horses well hydrated by giving them ample water with their food. There should be breaks at regular intervals during the travel which offers the horses a time to relax. Getting the horses physically a week prior to the travel helps in a big way. Once the horses have arrived at the place of transport they must be properly fed with hay along with abundant water. Give them enough rest before they look revitalized and normal like before. The travel should be well planned so that it allows the horses to take breaks to rest at regular intervals and also gives them a breather when they have reached the destination. Thus proper care and handling of horses during long distance horse Transport helps in avoiding a number of mishaps.

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Complication involved in the transportation of horses to long distance and ways to tackle them

Horses need to be transported long distance for a number of

reasons. Sometimes their owners are moving or they may be

needed at another location for some show or event. Long

distance travel may prove very stressful and tiring for the horses

and is reason of concern for most horse owners. Travelling long

distance can adversely affect the performance of the horse as

they get exhausted and physically drained. They regular routine

at the stable is hampered and their body starts showing sign of

that in different ways. Thus if necessary the task of Horse

transport needs to be undertaken with utmost care and with the

help of professionals in this area.

Research on this issue has shown that travelling in a truck makes a horse as exhausted when it walks the

same distance. Long distance travel generally requires horses to travel in a truck or trailer for more than

8 hours. International horse transport may even take a much longer period. Horses have their own

sleep pattern and diet requirements which adversely get effected during the travelling period. In such a

situation most horse are not able to perform well.

Apart from that horses easily get dehydrated and need to be given a proper proportion of food and

water. Sleep deprived horses are not able to eat well which then leads to depletion of their energy level.

Another possible upshot of long distance transportation of horses is that they may suffer from “shipping

fever” which is a bacterial infection of the lungs and chest and is fatal in nature.

To avoid any of these from happening horse owners must give the task to experts in this field who have

prior experience of handling horses. Proper care must be taken to keep the horses well hydrated by

giving them ample water with their food. There should be breaks at regular intervals during the travel

which offers the horses a time to relax. Getting the horses physically a week prior to the travel helps in a

big way.

Once the horses have arrived at the place of transport they must be properly fed with hay along with

abundant water. Give them enough rest before they look revitalized and normal like before. The travel

should be well planned so that it allows the horses to take breaks to rest at regular intervals and also

gives them a breather when they have reached the destination. Thus proper care and handling of horses

during long distance horse Transport helps in avoiding a number of mishaps.